Safety Articles

Comprehensive failure to pay attention to various relevant SOPs

09 Jan 2017

On 25 August 2013, the type-experienced crew of an aircraft operating with one thrust reverser locked out made a late touchdown with a significant but allowable tail wind component present and overran the end of the runway. The Investigation concluded that the aircraft had been configured so that even for a touchdown within the TDZ, there would have been insufficient landing distance available. The flight crew were found not to have followed a number of applicable operating procedures.